This was that the planet the little prince came from was scarcely any larger than a house!
确实来自很小的地方呀！
I knew very well that in addition to the great planets--such as the Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Venus--to which we have given names, there are also hundreds of others, some of which are so small that one has a hard time seeing them through the telescope.
我们生活的地球不过是其中一个星球而已，应该认同其他物种存在的可能性。
Asteroid B-612
This asteroid has only once been seen through the telescope.
成年人的思考方式
On making his discovery, the astronomer had presented it to the International Astronomical Congress, in a great demonstration. But
he was in Turkish costume, and so nobody would believe what he said.
Grown-ups are like that . . .
… So in 1920 the astronomer gave his demonstration all over again,
dressed with impressive style and elegance. And this time everybody accepted his report.
grown-ups 总是以貌取人，偏见总是难以消除。
When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters.
They never say to you, "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?" Instead, they demand: "How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?" Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
我们真正想认识一个人，是想聆听他的声音、捕捉他的喜好，最重要的是感受这个人本身，而不是年龄、身世、地位等等那些身外之物，然而，grown-ups 只关心这些。
If you were to say to the grown-ups: "I saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick, with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof," they would not be able to get any idea of that house at all. You would have to say to them: "I saw a house that cost $20,000." Then they would exclaim: "Oh, what a pretty house that is!"
更可怜的是，这些 grown-ups 好像丢掉了感官能力，他们感受不到美，感受不到幸福，他们只看得到那些干巴巴的数字，并对这些数字评头论足。
Just so, you might say to them: "The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming, that he laughed, and that he was looking for a sheep. If anybody wants a sheep, that is a proof that he exists." And what good would it do to tell them that? They would shrug their shoulders, and treat you like a child. But if you said to them: "The planet he came from is Asteroid B-612," then they would be convinced, and leave you in peace from their questions.
我们这类人就是很奇怪吧，我们总是从自我感受出发，去诉说对外界的认知，这些让 grown-ups 感到幼稚，因为没有听到有价值的信息。什么才算价值？在他们眼里，恐怕只有利益、荣誉才算是有价值的东西。啧…
They are like that.
One must not hold it against them. Children should always show great forbearance toward grown-up people.
But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a matter of indifference.
我们改变不了全部，我们只能略带怜悯地看待他们，用尽包容。
所以《小王子》的初衷其实是：
For I do not want any one to read my book carelessly.
I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories. Six years have already passed since my friend went away from me, with his sheep. If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him. To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And
if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures . . .
这个世界一定还有“我”的同类，“我”不想让小王子被遗忘在宇宙边缘，所以“我”想向我的同伴们分享这些故事，记住这个人，“我”最好的朋友。
挣扎着，我们其实都不愿意长大…
（以下来自牛津词典）
Jupiter 木星
Mars 火星
Venus 金星；维纳斯
telescope 望远镜
astronomer 天文学家
asteroid 小行星
Turkish 土耳其的；土耳其人的；土耳其语的；
土耳其语；土耳其人
dictator 独裁者；专横的人；权威
shrug 耸；耸肩
forbearance 耐心；宽容
fairy tale 童话；不实之词；童话般的
grief 悲伤；伤心事；麻烦；哎呀！
resemblance 相似；相像
fumble 笨拙地做；笨拙地做事；笨嘴拙舌地说话
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